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What if there was no sound? (An audio journey in Motorsports)

Can you imagine a world where "ladies and gentlemen ... start your engines" doesn't have the same meaning as it used to? Many of our guests when asked the Pit Stop question, "What would be different once the evolution has taken hold?" Their overwhelming consensus is the lack of sound, which begs the question: What if there was no sound in racing?
In this special episode of Break Fix, we take you, our loyal listener, on an audio journey through an entire race weekend at Road Atlanta and explore all the different ways that sound influences the race experience.
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00:00 Introduction to Grand Touring Motorsports
00:32 The Importance of Sound in Racing
01:00 Electric Cars and the Future of Racing Sound
01:20 Memorable Racing Sounds
01:39 A Journey Through Road Atlanta
14:30 Race Day Preparations
14:45 The Motul Racing Lab
28:11 The Race Begins
38:12 The Final Laps
40:20 Reflecting on the Future of Motorsports
42:17 Conclusion and Call to Action

Screen to Speed No.12: Jess (@Jessgames95): Sim Racing, Commentary, and F1 2024

In Episode 12 of INIT Talks, host Elz Indriani (@elzindriani) is joined by Jess (@Jessgames95), a skilled sim racer and commentator with a passion for F1 2024. Jess shares her unique journey in the sim racing world, balancing competitive gameplay with her role as a commentator, offering an insider’s perspective on the racing community.
This episode dives into Jess’s experiences as a voice of the sport, from analyzing high-stakes races to connecting with fans through her engaging commentary. She also discusses her love for sim racing, how F1 2024 continues to challenge and inspire her, and her goals to elevate the racing scene while supporting other enthusiasts.
Whether you’re a fan of Formula 1, enjoy sim racing, or want to learn more about the art of sports commentary, this episode is packed with insights, personal stories, and tips from a rising star in the F1 gaming community. Tune in for an exciting conversation with Jessgames95!
So buckle up – Screen to Speed starts now!
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INIT eSports focuses on sim racing events and digital tournaments. They bring eSports content to fans and sponsorship opportunities to brands, while maximizing audience reach across multiple sports, industries, and platforms. INIT eSports is a woman-led company where Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility is in their DNA, and their platform aims to combat bullying and cheating to help make the eSports world as safe and fair as possible. To learn more, be sure to logon to www.initesports.gg today or follow them on social media @initesports, join their discord, check out their YouTube Channel, or follow their live content via Twitch.
Copyright INIT eSports. This content originally aired on the INIT Talks livestreams via Twitch. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Hawkwind & The History of Lidar

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.
Jon shares an in-depth discussion on the role and technological evolution of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) in autonomous vehicles. Jon delves into a presentation by Valeo, exploring how LIDAR sensors function as part of an autonomous vehicle's perception system. He highlights that while Elon Musk dismisses LIDAR in favor of other technologies, major German automakers like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi integrate LIDAR with their partnerships. Through anecdotes from a Society of Automotive Engineers event, Jon describes the advances in LIDAR resolution, from early basic units to the sophisticated systems able to detect minute details. The presentation by Raphael, a skilled engineer from Valeo, emphasized the importance of integrating LIDAR with existing automotive systems and discussed challenges such as weather conditions and sensor standardization. He contextualizes this discussion within the history and future trajectory of automotive technology, comparing it to his classic collection of vehicles and bikes.
Hawkwind -Master of the Universe
An Introduction to Lidar, by someone who can’t remember what the acronym stands for
Wisk, the flying car people
Tristram Shandy
The Presenter, Rafael Fors
Data point capture and the measure of the rate of progress. 44k to 12.5 million is the corrected, key data point I got wrong (go me!)
J saw the rise of Nvidia coming, thanks to researching robot cars
David Beckham’s football boot as a metaphor, Valeo is the boot not the player
Top Trumps slide on the performance
Foxconn and the coming Chinese EV invasion
Valeo Scala 3
Hawkwind - Moonglum (chorus)
Audi’s 15 year built in obsolesense
Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age
A digression on Audi’s fake exhausts
BMW design has badly lost it’s way
Hawkwind - The Right to Decide
Hawkwind - Psy Power
Scala 2’s wash wipe looks like the ones on J and M’s 1990 Ford Sierra Ghia
A stupid question?
Waymo a user?
Hawkwind - Moonglum (solo)
Conclusions: the true value of Lidar, and a prediction of flying cars
Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age
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Copyright Jon Summers, The Motoring Historian. This content is also available via jonsummers.net. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

Living Loud, Living Fast: Connections between Musicians & Motorsports

Living Loud and Living Fast will explore the connections between musicians and motorsports. Highlighting how several well-known professional musicians from diverse genres took their interest in high-performance vehicles to regional, national, and sometimes international levels of motor racing competition.
Mark Howell is a professor of Communications at Northwestern Michigan College. Prior to NMC, he was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University.
As a Motorsports historian, Dr. Howell has published numerous articles and two books: From Moonshine to Madison Avenue: A Cultural History of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1997) and Motorsports and American Culture: From Demolition Derbies to NASCAR (2014). 
Since 2011, he has been a Senior Writer for frontstretch.com, where his essays appear every Wednesday during the racing season. Dr. Howell also spent three years (2001-2003) as a part-time crew member with Brett Bodine Racing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, and has worked closely with drivers Hut Stricklin, Kenny Wallace, and Todd Bodine.
This episode is part of our HISTORY OF MOTORSPORTS SERIES and is sponsored in part by: The International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC), The Society of Automotive Historians (SAH), The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Argetsinger Family - and was recorded in front of a live studio audience.
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00:00 Introduction and Sponsorship
00:22 Meet Mark Howell
01:13 Exploring Musicians in Motorsports
06:01 Johnny Clay: From Jazz to Racing
07:22 George Harrison and Mark Knopfler's Racing Inspirations
09:33 Musicians Turned Racers: Success and Failures
11:54 Tommy Borgud: The Drummer Racer
16:20 Musicians in Motorsports: Various Stories
20:54 Marty Robbins: The Racing Legend
24:23 Conclusion and Audience Interaction
30:48 Closing Remarks and Credits

Drive Thru News #46 - Forza Ferrari at Le Mans, Again!

Episode #46 of the Drive Thru! Break/Fix podcast's monthly news episode containing automotive, motorsports and random car-adjacent news. This month we kick it into high gear covering some special events we attended in June, along with Ferrari's second win in over 50 years at the Le Mans 24 hours! #forzaferrari
Showcase: LE MANS 2024
I thought I’d never see the day, 911 is getting… a Hybrid?
VW debuted the GTI ClubSport at the Nurburgring 24H, what do we think?
And the new GTI mk 8.5 is coming, any guesses on the cost?
FIAT is back peddling ... returning to gas engines in the 500.
People are going nuts on social about the new “Wagoneer S” - Isn’t this just the Grand Cherokee?
Citroen, part of the Stellantis group dropping small & large cars “to focus on profits,”  what the…
Ford & Chevy - going in two different directions on EV
Ford has said the Maverick will be coming with AWD and Hybrid - so head on down to your local u-Haul!
Is anyone surprised... The Supra is going away?
Ettu Renault?
New car colors are plain and boring!
and Fisker declared bankruptcy and stopped making cars.
We’ve got another stupid drag race, but this time, the Tesla’s LOOSES! 
Covering the latest in WRC, WEC and Formula 1 news along with...
Community News, brought to us by CollectorCarGuide.net
HPDEjunkie.com Track Side Report
With hysterical Florida Man stories and much, much more! 
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00:00:00 Introduction and Sponsorships
00:01:21 Cybertruck First Impressions
00:10:52 Le Mans 24 Hours Recap
00:21:35 Detroit Adventures and Blind Logic Premiere
00:26:41 Cadillac Celestiq and EV Market Trends
00:38:24 GTI Club Sport: Is It Worth It?
00:40:58 The Hybrid 911: A Purist's Nightmare?
00:44:23 Stellantis Surprises: Fiat 500 and Wagoneer S
00:47:40 Ford vs. Chevy: The Hybrid Debate
00:51:56 The Maverick: A Perfect Fit for Small Deliveries?
00:54:36 The Supra's Farewell: A Missed Opportunity?
00:58:09 Renault's EV Revival: Twingo and Alpine
01:02:23 The Color Conundrum: Car Colors on the Decline
01:07:24 Fisker's Bankruptcy: The End of the Ocean?
01:09:22 Lost and Found: Volkswagen's Secret VR6
01:17:36 Elon's Moon Trip and Tesla's Business Model
01:18:55 Tesla Roadster and Cybertruck Delays
01:19:39 Cybertruck Wiper Blade Issues
01:21:04 Tesla vs. F-150 Lightning Drag Race
01:22:09 Whistlin Diesel and the Cybertruck
01:25:42 Cher's Ferrari Auction
01:31:13 Rich People Things: Buying Willow Springs
01:33:51 Florida Man Adventures
01:43:06 Motorsports News and Events
01:50:49 Closing Announcements and Special Mentions

Screen to Speed No.11: Annemarie Depasquale: Sim Racing and Streaming F1 2024

In Episode 11 of INIT Talks, host Elz Indriani (@elzindriani) chats with Annemarie Depasquale (@Dstinct_Artemis), a passionate sim racer, streamer, and content creator. Specializing in F1 2024, Annemarie shares her journey into the world of sim racing and how her love for Formula 1 has shaped her gaming and streaming career.
This episode delves into Annemarie’s experiences as a competitive sim racer, her approach to creating engaging content, and her passion for connecting with the F1 gaming community. She discusses the challenges of streaming while staying competitive and her drive to inspire others to pursue their passion for racing and eSports.
Whether you’re a fan of F1 2024, a sim racer looking to level up, or someone curious about the life of a content creator, this episode is packed with motivation, personal stories, and insights into the vibrant world of F1 gaming. Don’t miss this exciting conversation with Dstinct_Artemis!
So buckle up – Screen to Speed starts now!
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INIT eSports focuses on sim racing events and digital tournaments. They bring eSports content to fans and sponsorship opportunities to brands, while maximizing audience reach across multiple sports, industries, and platforms. INIT eSports is a woman-led company where Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility is in their DNA, and their platform aims to combat bullying and cheating to help make the eSports world as safe and fair as possible. To learn more, be sure to logon to www.initesports.gg today or follow them on social media @initesports, join their discord, check out their YouTube Channel, or follow their live content via Twitch.
Copyright INIT eSports. This content originally aired on the INIT Talks livestreams via Twitch. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

What’s a Porsche Purist anyway? (Patreon Special Re-release)

We spend some extra time with Lee Raskin talking about vintage Porsche's and his thoughts on "Porsche Purism" in today's enthusiast world.
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00:00 Introduction and Behind the Scenes
00:24 Haunted Transmission Tales
01:03 James Dean's Car Mysteries
03:13 Porsche and Boxster Discussions
05:48 Porsche Club Memories
12:18 Porsche's Financial Struggles and Tractors
19:34 Lost and Found: Porsche Stories
21:54 Conclusion and Wrap-Up

Screen to Speed No.10: Cierra (@Cierraces): Sim Racing, Streaming, and Building a Community

In Episode 10 of INIT Talks, host Elz Indriani (@elzindriani) sits down with Cierra (@Cierraces), a talented sim racer, streamer, and content creator. Cierra shares her journey into sim racing, how she built her online presence, and her passion for creating an inclusive and welcoming space for racing enthusiasts.
This episode highlights Cierra’s experiences as a streamer, from navigating the competitive world of sim racing to engaging with her growing community. She talks about the challenges of balancing content creation with her racing goals and how she stays motivated to inspire others, especially women, to join the sim racing world.
Whether you’re into sim racing, interested in streaming or looking for inspiration from a rising star in the racing community, this episode offers a mix of personal stories, insights, and encouragement. Tune in to hear Cierra’s story and her vision for the future of sim racing!
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INIT eSports focuses on sim racing events and digital tournaments. They bring eSports content to fans and sponsorship opportunities to brands, while maximizing audience reach across multiple sports, industries, and platforms. INIT eSports is a woman-led company where Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility is in their DNA, and their platform aims to combat bullying and cheating to help make the eSports world as safe and fair as possible. To learn more, be sure to logon to www.initesports.gg today or follow them on social media @initesports, join their discord, check out their YouTube Channel, or follow their live content via Twitch.
Copyright INIT eSports. This content originally aired on the INIT Talks livestreams via Twitch. This episode is part of the Motoring Podcast Network and has been republished with permission.

David & Goliath: 914 vs 917 at LeMans 1970 (Patreon Special Re-release)

As we celebrate the 101st anniversary of the 24hrs of LeMans we #tbt and geek out with Rick Barnett from the Concours at Pasadera about how the Porsche 914-6 GT took on the infamous Porsche 917 during the 1970 LeMans 24 hours. 
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00:00 Introduction and Behind the Scenes
00:25 Guest's Car Collection
00:49 The 914 Wide Body Story
01:45 David and Goliath: 914 vs. 917
04:56 Porsche vs. Ferrari Rivalry
05:39 Choosing Between 959 and F40
08:28 Conclusion and Call to Action

You're listening to Radio Revel! (Crossover)

On this Father's Day special, we’ve got a guest with a dynamic relationship not only with cars, but the world around him. Growing up in the Midwest, maturing in NYC and finally setting down roots in Europe, podcaster Revel Arroway shares his life’s journey each week on You’re listening to Radio Revel.
Instead of our usual interview, we just handed the mic over to Revel to let him tell his own story in which cars have always played an important part. So sit back, and Enjoy!
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00:00 Introduction to BreakFix Podcast
00:27 Meet Revel Airway
01:13 Revel's Early Life and Stepdad Mike
02:48 Learning to Drive
06:06 First Car: The 1957 Buick Century
07:47 Mechanic Lessons with Mike
10:35 Challenges with Cars
21:44 Life in Spain and Driving Differences
28:38 Reflections on Car Ownership
34:27 Conclusion and Shoutouts

Aston Martin: The Underdogs of Le Mans (1959)

The Simeone Museum in Philadelphia, PA is proud to present Le Mans 1959 The Underdog Champion, a demo day event celebrating the unlikely and impressive victory by a relatively small and underfunded Aston Martin team. At the time, the 24 hours of Le Mans was dominated by larger, highly financed organizations such as Ferrari and Jaguar, who had access to more advanced technology and greater resources.
Despite this, Aston Martin managed to pull off a stunning upset victory at the 1959 race with their DBR1 piloted by drivers Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby. During this demo day, visitors had the chance to see three of the most popular cars in the museum in action, learn from the team of experts about their design and engineering, and discover more about the intense competition and challenges of Le Mans during the late 1950s.
The featured exhibition included cars like the 1956 Jaguar D Type, 1958 Aston Martin DBR1, and the 1958 Ferrari 250 Testarossa. All car racing in the world, you could argue Le Mans is the biggest race in the world. Indy 500, that could be a challenge, but Le Mans, it's right at the top and it's certainly beyond any other sports car race, even though there are tremendous sports car races.
If you'd like to learn more about the Simeone Foundation Museum or schedule a visit, be sure to check out www.simeone.org. Museum. org where you can find upcoming demo days, as well as ways to support the museum and keep racing history alive. More videos and information can be found on gtmotorsports.org and our YouTube channel.
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00:00 Introduction to Brake Fix Podcast
00:27 Le Mans 1959: The Underdog Champion
00:31 The Simeone Museum's Demo Day
01:34 The Significance of Le Mans
02:34 Technical Scrutineering of Classic Cars
03:49 Jaguar's Racing Legacy
07:27 Ferrari's Racing Prowess
11:41 Aston Martin's Quest for Victory
17:36 Sterling Moss and Racing Legends
20:55 Shelby's Rivalry with Ferrari
21:22 Maurice and Vincent Young's Legacy
22:30 Jaguar's Strategy and Performance
23:07 Ferrari's Strong Presence
24:12 Aston Martin's Efficient Team
26:46 The Le Mans Race Begins
28:42 Mid-Race Challenges and Strategies
34:07 Aston Martin's Victory
36:19 Post-Race Reflections and Future Plans
38:35 Closing Remarks and Museum Information

Evening With A Legend: Rick Knoop

Evening With A Legend is a series of presentations exclusive to Legends of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans giving us an opportunity to bring a piece of Le Mans to you. By sharing stories and highlights of the big event, you get a chance to become part of the Legend of Le Mans with guests from different eras of over 100 years of racing.
Rick Knoop's driving record at Le Mans is a testament to his enduring skill and dedication to the sport of endurance racing. Throughout his career, Rick has participated in multiple editions of the prestigious 24 Hours, showcasing his prowess behind the wheel on one of motorsport's most demanding stages. His driving performances have often been marked by a combination of speed, consistency, and adaptability, as he navigated the challenges posed by the track alongside some of the world's finest drivers.
This Evening With A Legend was hosted by Crew Chief Eric from the Motoring Podcast Network.
To learn more about or to become a member of the ACO USA, look no further than www.lemans.org, Click on English in the upper right corner and then click on the ACO members tab for Club Offers. Once you become a Member you can follow all the action on the Facebook group ACOUSAMembersClub; and become part of the Legend with future Evening With A Legend meet ups.
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00:00 Introduction to Evening with the Legend01:11 Rick Knoop's Early Beginnings02:09 First Steps into Professional Racing02:55 Journey to Le Mans04:58 First Experience at Le Mans09:42 Challenges and Rivalries16:29 Technical Insights and Car Comparisons23:02 Return to Le Mans and Later Career26:56 Reflections and Future Plans34:53 Conclusion and Acknowledgements